President Trump’s latest Twitter escapade against the Fed calls for negative interest rates to jump-start the slowing economy. But the prospect of using a monetary tool usually reserved for deeply-troubled economies has many strategists on Wall Street seriously worried.
Butcher Joseph Asset Management Chief Investment Strategist Nancy Tengler believes the practice of implementing negative interest rates is “seriously dangerous.”
The “$16 trillion in negative yielding debt around the globe - I don't understand how you account for it as an investor,” Tengler said in an interview on Yahoo Finance’s The Final Round.

Stocks in Europe and Asia climbed across the board early Wednesday, assisted by signs of tensions cooling off in both Hong Kong and the U.K. Specifically, Hong Kong’s leader withdrew a controversial extradition bill, and the U.K. Parliament looks like it might vote to extend debate on Brexit, according to media reports. Crude also had a nice little pop as the overseas markets rallied, though it hasn’t made back all of its Tuesday losses. In another positive development, United Airlines Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: UAL) reaffirmed its guidance.

With the near-term outlook for stocks clouded by the risk of presidential tweets, potential interest-rate cuts, and other factors that could whipsaw equity prices, it’s no wonder a certain call option has become increasingly popular with investors.

A spokesman for China’s Ministry of Commerce said China firmly rejects escalation of the trade war and is willing to negotiate with a “calm attitude,” CNBC reported. Stock futures rose 1% before the opening bell Thursday, and bond prices stepped back. Investors received mixed earnings news this morning.

Amid the anxiety, which has pushed the Cboe Volatility Index (VIX) toward 20 again, investors were dumping riskier assets like stocks and oil and moving into the relative safety of U.S. government debt and gold. With the yield on the 10-year Treasury below 1.7%, today might not be a great day for the Financials sector.

A rally in stocks on Tuesday may take shape after an ugly Monday selloff but any rebound ought to be treated with skepticism and as preparation for the next wave of selling, warns one quantitative analyst at Nomura.

Stocks tumbled after China said it would impose retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods followed by Trump ordering U.S. companies to look for ‘alternatives to China.’ Bank of America Senior U.S. Economist Joe Song joined Yahoo Finance’s The Final Round with his take on whether U.S. consumers are feeling the impact from the trade war.

Investors are looking for stability after one of Wall Street's most volatile weeks. Rebecca Walser, president of Walser Weath Management, joins Yahoo Finance to discuss what to expect, especially after President Trump suggested a planned meeting between U.S. and Chinese officials next month may not happen, the possibility of a recession, and more.

While waiting for the next move in the U.S.-China trade dispute, investors might be tempted to cash out before tensions rise higher – and risk more damage to their portfolios. With so much concern over growth around the globe, here’s why Kim Forest, CIO of Bokeh Capital, says it’s best not to cash out of stocks.

Stocks are touching session highs earlier - after their worst trading day of the year yesterday. But this comes as investment bank Nomura says investors should brace for a second wave of volatility. And this time it can be "Lehman-like." Jimmy Lee, Founder and CEO of The Wealth Consulting Group joins Yahoo Finance's Akiko Fujita.